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 | | The first permanent white settlements in Kansas were outposts— |
 | | (1827), Fort Scott (1842), and Fort Riley (1853)—established to protect travelers along the |
 | | , Fort Larned (an important military post on the Santa Fe Trail), Fort Leavenworth, and Fort Riley. |
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